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My Autobiography
by Dickie Bird
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0340684577
- ISBN 13
- 9780340684573
- Seller
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Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997. 1st Edition 9th printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Tight white pages. Fine in near fine but price-clipped dust jacket. Photographs throughout.From the DJ blurb - I remember Merv Hughes swearing at [Graeme] Hick in a Test at Headingley and I went up to him and I said Mervyn, Mervyn, goodness me. Why are you swearing at the man? What harm has Mr Hick ever done to you? Mervyn your language is terrible. Terrible. And Mervyn looked at me and said, Dickie, youre a legend.Dickie Birds retirement was an international event shown on millions of TV screens and covered in newspapers throughout the world. He is a household name, an eccentric, and one of the most loved and respected characters in world cricket. Here at last is his autobiography.For all those who love cricket, but more importantly for all those who love Dickie Bird, this is one of the most refreshing and enjoyable books to have been written by a sporting celebrity.
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- Bookseller
- Interesting Tomes (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45
- Title
- My Autobiography
- Author
- Dickie Bird
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 9th printing
- ISBN 10
- 0340684577
- ISBN 13
- 9780340684573
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- autobiography cricket umpire mcc england yorkshire
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